Word: sharpton
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...think politically [the pick] will help the Governor. It will help the team. She will do some things for them upstate ... Conservative Democrats are winning, so politically it might be a plus. It gives balance." - the Rev. Al Sharpton, on the benefits of Gillibrand's selection, on Fox News...
...have been led by a woman,” said Daniel V. Kroop ’10, Flores’ campaign manager. Others said that Flores’ gender was not the most exciting thing about her appointment. “Andrea is the Barack Obama to my Al Sharpton,” said Frances I. Martel ’09, a former UC presidential candidate who who is also Latina. “I knew that one day one of our kind would assume the highest office.” Addressing a crowd of about 20, Flores thanked...
...image. But images matter, not least to African Americans after years of O.J. Simpson and R. Kelly media frenzies. On Comedy Central's Chocolate News, David Alan Grier chided Obama for wearing a tracksuit the day after the election: "Barack, people voted for you because you're not Al Sharpton! Don't start dressing like...
...this post--civil rights age, with the media hungry for a single black narrative, there is a strong desire to have one voice speak to--and for--us all. But that impulse is wrong, whether it's focused on Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or Barack Obama. It's wrong because it distorts and flattens the very complexities and contradictions that ultimately make black people human. In 2006, this magazine reported on a University of Minnesota study that found, not surprisingly, that blacks were more likely than whites to see racism in the world. But the same study also found that...
...calm herself that you find yourself fighting to stay calm as well, trying to even out your tone." - The Rev. Al Sharpton, who credits Jarrett for convincing him to endorse Barack Obama (The New Republic...